angst

noun

Definition of angstnext
as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous a film about teenage angst

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Recent Examples of angst Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Frustration over housing costs tracks with a broader trend of consumer angst amid inflation and the war with Iran. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 19 July 2026 Talented managers, therapists and service professionals who arrive with the best intentions and show potential instead become a source of angst and friction. — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 What instrument could be a more natural choice to express a profound sense of rage, angst, and uncertainty? — Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for angst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
  1. fear
  2. concern
  3. anxiety
  4. worry
  5. tension
  6. torment
  7. stress
  8. anguish
Noun
  • Saturn stations retrograde in your 12th House of Solitude, asking you to review rest, avoidance, private fears, and the habits that either restore you or keep you quietly overloaded.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Taken the year after Till’s death, the climate remained highly dangerous for Black people, and Gordon wrote about his fear documenting the inequalities within the city.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of fear
Noun
  • The iPhone’s success, however, has satisfied some of those concerns for now, especially since Apple can partner with other companies like Google to use their AI models.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Anne Arundel County has said the safety concerns stemmed from unpermitted construction work in the building's underground parking garage.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of concern
Noun
  • Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of anxiety
Noun
  • There have also been growing concerns that AI companies are propping each other up through a web of funding deals, with Nvidia at the heart of those worries.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Those worries came to a head after the May election rout, leading to Starmer’s fall and Burnham’s rise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of worry
Noun
  • As tensions rise with the Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento City Unified is pressing ahead with a new fiscal sustainability plan aimed at avoiding insolvency and preserving local control.
    — Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Shaw also noted tensions with immigration enforcement crackdowns happening near school campuses.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of tension
Noun
  • Sochor confessed to the crime, but her body has never been found − still a torment to her family.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • By homing in on the psychological torment of winning the crown, the show offers a surprising detour from familiar carnage—while suggesting that disappointment over a seemingly ideal position can be as crushing as a defeat on the battlefield.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of torment
Noun
  • In a terrifying moment that the Torres family said caused intense stress, a lightning bolt hit their house.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • But when stress, pollution, hormonal fluctuations, heat styling, and everyday life leave hair brittle, dull, and prone to breakage, there’s only so much a topical treatment can do.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Definition of stress
Noun
  • But Nolan puts the anguish of the war at the center of his movie.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of anguish

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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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